Lawn sprayer



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l w. P. BROCKSCHMIDT LAWN S PRAYER Filed Nov. 21, 1921 ifo/weg Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

l UNITED Vs-'m'l-r.s

WALTER P. BRoCKseHivrIn'r, or MUsKEGoN muslims,MIciiIGfarrQy y LnwNj SPRAYE'R. l

. Application:leld'Noveinber 21, 1921i 'Seria1UNo`.'516,i558`.'I

To all whom it may concern:

Be i known that I, 'WALTER P. `BROCK- t soHMIDaga citizen of theUnited'States of America, residing at Muskegon Heights, in the county of Muskegon'and State of Michi'- gan, haveA invented certain newand 4useful Improvements, in YLawn Sprayers; and iI l do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enablel others skilled 'in lthe art 'to which it appertains to make and'use the same.

V"This invention' relates to a lawn sprinkler, being particularly' concerned with ya novel Aconstruction of 'livolderefor the nozzle and adjacent portion ofthe hosev to which the nozzle visV attached, vsaid lholder beingv so 1 formed that the water coming from theend of the'no-zzle is spread out Vinto a, more or less vfinely divided spray which drops on the lawn fromv a point directly in frontfof the holder out to the farthest limitsy that the force'. of the pressure of the kwaterr car..- ries the same, and substantially evenly over the entire surface between. It isa primary object and purpose of the present invention to construct a holder of this lcharacterillapable Voffattaining the above stated end; A further object of the invention is to con*`- struct the holder so that the spray of water may be controlledfas 'to' its-lateral extent of vprojection by a simple adjustment 0f one part ofthe' holder,v whereby it is possible to water a lawnat'its side edges practically on a line with such edges and without wasting aconsi-derable portionof thewater by watering beyond, Athisybeing particularly valuable in wateringlots at theboundari'es thereof, or along side walks. A still further object' of the invention is to construct la holder for the-hose and nozzle therefor and provide it with means for thefready attach,

ment of the .liosezwhen it is to beused, said attaching means being very simple 'yet effective in construction. These. and various yother objects and purposes will appear as' understanding ofthe 'invention' isl had from the following description, 'taken `in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which, r Y' Y l Fig. 1 is a' plan View of thelawn sprinkler, 'the hose being attached thereto.

2" a side elevationthereof, and f 5 Fig. i is aitransverse section on the plane of line 3 35'01? Fig 1 `Like reference characters refer to Y like parts in the different figures of the drawing. l

' `In thev construction of the lawn sprinkler, a relatively narrow and elongated sheet metal member l is. used having upwardly extendling flanges 2 ateaclrs'ide, connecting att-herveV rear ,ends thereof'bya'curved 'flange 3, as

shown. Integral with said lmember 1 at its `front end isa spreader portion consisting of a m1ddle section 4^ and two side sections 5 Vand' 6, substantially 'trian, )jula'r'in'v shape,

the middlev section narrowing progressively from its base'wher'el itv joins the frontend of member 1 to a point vatfits outer-end, while theside sections V5"a'nd6`are widest at their outer ends "and narrow progres# y sively to lpoints fat thein'innerfends.' The middle ysection extends'upwardly and out.-

wardlyv at an 'angle tothe horizontal from membery l, and the side sectionsslope down'- wardly and outwardly laterally at anjangle to the middle'section. p The sectionvat its side edge is provided with an upwardly lextending flangef, as a continuation 'of theside 4flange 2, being of greater depth thany said flange 2 and having its greatest depth. at lthe outer portion thereof. The section v6 "does not havemsuch side flangebut is provided with: an integral upwardly extending lug 8, the'` purpose of which will hereafter appear. Cross ribs9and `l0 are 'madeacross the upper side of themembcr l at itsfront endfan'd "between Vits ends, both of these ribs, vaswell vas the curved endfiange 3 having-recess iirl'their upper .edgesto serve Y as seats Vfor reception-of' the hose-.11 and a nozzle 12E lconnec'zted'v therewith, lying lengthwise of `themember 1. `Substantially midwayl between f the" ends of 'they sections t, 5 yandinia Yweb 113 projectsdownwardly',

at V"e'ach'end'at its lower edges: being provided with curved'V supporting feetfl/l, as shown. The rear end of the inember k1*"is also formed 'with' a downwardly projecting footsupport 14a. The device, accordingly, has a three'p'oint support von theVgrou'n-d n`which it is placed-' therebyobviating 'slight irregularities in Y the 'ground' surface and being easilyT 'movedjover vthe ground whenever desired.

At lonefsideY ofthe member 1.4 andl adjacent.

. lingerv extends tion 6.

the intermediate cross rib 10, a boss 15 is provided with a recess or opening in its underside. y Aiod 16 passes looselythrough the bnssfdownfwardly in'to this Vjgreijessand has a lwasher "17 vconnected near its lower end and held by a Cotter pin.V Between the washer and` the -upper sid'l-'of the recessy a coiled compression spring 18 is located, the tendency of which is to move the rod downwardly. A head 19 V is ,formed at the upper end of laterally terminating in a shoeV 20 adapted to bear aga'inst the lupper side of the liose11. when it is `placediii position. A iingerfengaging eyev 21 is also formed above head'19 for manual operation of the hose securing member, it being evident lthat by 4grasping .this eye, the rod 1G and attachedshoe 20 may. be lifted for the release orthe introductionofthe hose, or for adjustment lthereof to aV different position, the lio'se being securely held by ,pi'essureof the, shoe 2O as soon as the hose securing member is released forthat purpose. A wing 2,2is pivotallyl connected at 23 so as to swing'over the section 6. The'wing yon its outer side is provided with .two .outwardly' projecting lugs 2li through. which a rod 25 loosely passes, its upper end being'threaded to receive a wing nut26. The lower portion of the rod is bent backwardly vlat right angles substantially,y to make a hook 27 passing under saidsection 6. Vlt is evident that wing 22 may be adjusted to different positions and held in any desiredY 'position by tightening the nut 2G againstr the upper lug 24:, thereby drawing the hook 27 againstk theunder side ofsecf In its extreme outerpositiomthe wing is stopped by engagement against the lug 8. v

This construction is very eifective iniprac# i tical use.v Thewater. coming from theV end of nozzle 12 strikes against the inclined upper side' of section lLand"therefrom ,is diy rected over the upper sides f,ofsections 5 and 6, `flattening out and-'spreading out introlled within veryclose limits.

to a substantially flat spray which `falls on the ground in front of the holderl and for a distance out, dependent'upon thewater pressureforcing'the wateivfrom the nozzle.

rlilhe wing 22 governsthe. extent of. the sidje watering of thelawn atv-one side, it being evident that it maybe set in any one of a large number of positions, so that the line of watering at such side may be con:

Y very desirable at the edges of lawns,along sidewalks-and the like. It `is notnecessary to shutoff the .water atany time when a change ofposition is to be made of the device, it being .merel-y necessary toj lift the holder and move it back or to' one side to a new position. cli-"inge of the device to a new position the rod 16, from which a This is I It is also evident that aV does not necessitate one walking over the portion of the lawn sprinkled, no walking in wet lgrass being necessary.`

@The construction in practice lias` proved exceptionally satisfactory,vr thev water being dispensed evenly over the lawn in front of the device,`l` and the full V.volume ofthe water being passed from the end of the nozvzle without restriction such as is commonly required to change4 full stream of water into a spray. The construction is simple and is readily and cheaply. manufactured. Many variations inv the specific minor .detail ofconstruction are possible, and I do not wish to vbe limited to the exactspeciic constructive detail shown, ibut consider that j the invention comprehends all constructions coming within the. scope yof the appended claims defining: the invention.

Iclaim:v A Y Y. l. In a device of the classi described, a

hase plate of narrow elongated'vform provided at its front end with a portion extending forwardly and ,f upwardly at an angle and wider at its front end than where it joinsV with the baseplate, ribslocated y lacross the plate and extending upwardly therefrom, said `ribs having recesses in the upper side thereof, a-boss having a recess in its `under sid-e projecting to one side of the plate,y a rod kpassing downwardly through the boss, a spring around the rod within said. recess, a .washer on the rod under the spring, and ahead including a ,laterally projecting finger extending across the plate secured to the upper endfof the rod, substantially as described. V

2. A device of the class described, comprising. ai'elatively narrow and elongated base plate provided at one end with an upwardly andv outwardly extending portion j wider at its outer end than where it connects with the plate and including a central trian gular. section narrowest at the front and two outwardly and downwardly sloping triangular sections at the sides of the central section .widest at their front ends,means to detachably secure a hose and nozzle lengthwise of the plate to direct water from the nozzle on to the upperN side of said outwardly extending portion, a vane pivotally mounted at its .inner end to saidoutwardly extending portion andvadapted to swing. over oneof saidside sections, andk means for releasably securing, the vanein any position `to which it may bemoved. I, y y A.

3.y A device of the character described, comprisingy arrelatively narrow elongated base plate provided vat its front end with a portion extending forwardly and upwardly at an angle to the-base, an upwardly extending flange at one side of said forwardly extending portion, a wing pivotally mounted at its inner endA at the opposite side of said portion to swing thereover, and a device mounted at the outer end of the wing and adapted to engage under the outer edge of said forwardly projecting portion to hold the wing in any one of'a number of positions.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a relatively narrow elongated base plate provided at its front end with a portion extending forwardly and upwardly at an angle to the base, an upwardly extending iange at one side of said forwardly extending portion, a wing pivotally mou`nted at its inner end at the opposite side of said portion to swing thereover, a rod mounted at the free end of the wing and having one end bent to pass under the outer edge portion of said forwardly projecting portion, and means on the rod and on the Wing for drawingY said bent end of the 'v rod against the underside of said forward-V TALTER P. BROCKSCHMIDT.- 

